Dan GillmorJan 5, 2023

I keep saying journalists should leave Twitter and use Mastodon, which is better for them in every way. At TechDirt I've posted a somewhat lengthy why-and-how: https://www.techdirt.com/2023/01/04/journalists-and-others-should-leave-twitter-heres-how-they-can-get-started/

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Journalists (And Others) Should Leave Twitter. Here’s How They Can Get Started

Summary: Elon Musk has demonstrated contempt for free speech in general, and journalism in particular, with his behavior at Twitter. He is also demonstrating why it is foolhardy for anyone to rely …

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Show threadBritish Tech GuruJan 5, 2023
@dangillmor The problem with Mastodon is there's no uniqueness to user names. Joe Dingleberry can find he can be [email protected] but somebody else could be [email protected]
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@britishtechguru @dangillmor

Actually 'I'd suggest the opposite is true, as journo@domain is unique in a way that Twitter handles can never be, enforced by DNS.

Jan 5, 2023 at 8:44amWeb
Show threadDavidJan 6, 2023

@bannedalot @britishtechguru @dangillmor

One aspect of journo Twitter is that many of them are there to build their personal brands, not the brands of their employer. There's a lot of job-hopping in that field, and they'd presumably have to leave their corporate account behind when they leave for a competitor.

Show threadBritish Tech GuruJan 6, 2023
@hcetamd @bannedalot @dangillmor Absolutely. Journalists get fired - a lot - so being tied to a newspaper instance probably isn't good. Hence the verified instance might be better. Better for everybody else too if politicians etc all go onto specific instances because each instance can be blocked.